This week's picks for NYC architecture and design events
By Bustler Editors|
Monday, Nov 13, 2017
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Wondering what architecture and design events are happening around New York City this week? Start off the week at the Architectural League, whose latest Housing Brass Tacks talk will be led by Urban Homesteading Assistance Board Executive Director Andrew Reicher. Tomorrow, the Center for Architecture will open an exhibition highlighting the architectural drawings of artist Donald Judd, and Mimi Zeiger — a project curator for the 2018 Venice Biennale U.S. Pavilion — will give a presentation at the School of Visual Arts. Deborah Berke will also share what her firm has been working on. Later in the week, catch a screening of Diana Agrest's film about The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies. In a talkative mood? Take part in an open forum on what a NYC Welcome Center could be.
Read on for our latest weekly event recommendations for NYC.
Housing Brass Tacks: Limited Equity for Lasting Affordability | November 13
The Architectural League's latest Housing Brass Tacks discussion features Urban Homesteading Assistance Board Executive Director Andrew Reicher. Reicher “will detail the advantages of limited-equity tenure, UHAB’s strategies for assisting residents in developing and managing affordable co-ops, and how the organization’s work has evolved to include tenant organizing and policy advocacy.”
RELATED EVENT Housing Brass Tacks: Limited Equity for Lasting Affordability
Obdurate Space: Architecture of Donald Judd | Opening on November 14
Curated by Claude Armstrong and Donna Cohen, who worked as artist Donald Judd's assistants, “Obdurate Space” is the first exhibition to focus on Judd's built and unbuilt architectural projects. “The exhibition reveals how drawing and building cultures impacted his art and suggests how his work has influenced contemporary architecture.”
RELATED EVENT Obdurate Space: Architecture of Donald Judd
Current Work: Deborah Berke | November 14
Here's your chance to hear a public lecture from Deborah Berke, who will share what her firm has been working on as of late.
RELATED EVENT Current Work: Deborah Berke
Mimi Zeiger, "Intersect, Instigate, Exchange" | November 14
Independent critic Mimi Zeiger will present her approaches in exploring how collaboration, structure, research, and critique shape exhibition-making, as seen in projects like the upcoming 2018 U.S. Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale, the “Tu Casa es mi Casa” exhibition, and more.
RELATED EVENT Mimi Zeiger, "Intersect, Instigate, Exchange"
Catch a screening of Diana Agrest's film, “The Making of an Avant-Garde: The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies 1967-1984”, which documents the founding and influence of the Institute as told through interviews with today's most renowned architects.
RELATED EVENT Film Screening | The Making of an Avant-Garde: The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies 1967-1984
Welcome to NYC Kickoff Event | November 16
Whether you're a longtime resident or a newcomer, all New Yorkers are welcome to participate in this open forum to discuss what a Welcome to NYC center could be. Questions to think about: “What would have been a great resource to have when you first arrived in New York? What did you discover years later that you wish you had know when you first moved to the city?”. Space is limited so be sure to RSVP.
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